Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-05
ARDS, KEENE & COMPANY,
FREMONT. NEBRASKA.

citizens in such cases." was Mr.. Damble's
True" Said Barrios, "and l adj.
| mire your government for it, but
| If tell you that the best we
can do is to issue new bonds, running
| ten and twenty years longer at per
| cent, do you not think -"
"Oh, yes" was the ready answer of
the wretched impostor, that is good
enough. am III favor of it"
You are !" exclaimed the president.
| well, Sir John, it appears TO me that
| the whole business Is settled"
What Dumble would have said will
never be known. just at that moment a
short. stout man in the PLAN dress of q
the door. and through the an,eroom into
the library. The instant his eye rested
| on Dumble he came near exploding with
Mr.. President" he yelled to Barros,
"that-that scoundrel ~
| "Silence, sirr' interrupted the presi.
dent DO not speak in that style of Sir
John Roscoe, the British envoy ex-
| traordlnary!'
.'But, Mr.: President responded the
intruder, II am Sir John Roscoe, and
that fellow there is id yankee bum.
ming around in my court suit"
"Gentlemen!", cried Dumble. "allow
me to explain"
naughty said Sir John, ~ arrived late
last night and stopped Mt the Hotel Boil
var. This morning found that my court
dress had been stolen. l was informed
that this yankee occupied the cham Der
, next to my dressing room. and the fact
that he was missing excited my suspicion.
Now find him here in the presidents 8
palace unblushingly wearing my cos
tune. Am l not warranted in demand.
! ing his arrest?"
Barrios turned toward the crestfallen
! Dumble. His face was black with wrath
and he was about to say something Sc
we're when his private secretary rushed
in. .t gfEA
"Mr President" he gsspedi "and you,
gentlemen, l am just IN time, hope,
with an explanation that VIII relieve all
of us. The landlord of the Hotel Bolivar
Dumble, was robbed of his garments last
night Waking early this morning, he
disappeared with suit belonging to Sir
John Roscoe. Two or three hours later
one of the servants who had been ar.
rested on another charge confessed
that he had robbed MIR. Dumble.
The landlord took the, liberty
him by the American stranger, and
learned from them that he was getle-
man of irreproachable character repre-
senting Boston firm, favorably known
in Guatemala. He at once made up his
mind that MIR. Dumblc had borrowed
Sir Johns clothes with the intention OF
pursuing the thief, and knowing that he
was stranger, not acquainted with our
city and the customs Of the country he
feared--but see, MIR. President, that
you and the other gentlemen begin TO
understand it. A word with Mr.. Dunn
ble-'
The president was smiling and Sir
John showed strong inclination to
laugh.
"What you have heard, said Mr. Dunn.
BILE. with flushed face, ''ls all true.
wanted something to wear, you know
1t was very early, and could not stir up
anybody at the hotel. I found some
eona in an spS Scm aoo on in ato town thausn o4
hour or so, and by that time see my land
lord ard get everything Strengthened out
But lost my way and was brought here,
and got so bothered and tangled up that
/ didn't know how to get out of the mud
die. am certainly very sorry"
"lIa! ha!'' laughed the Englishman
1T is a good joke. My dear sir, dom,
say another word" and he shook hands
cordially with the embarrassed American
| am aIralu, Slr JOnn, remarked the
president, shaking with mirth, that youl
views upon the bond question will not be
as liberal as those of Mr. Dumble. We
were settling that business very satistac
torily when you came in"
81 think our business had better be de
ferred until tomorrow" suggested the
envoy, II must carry Mr.. Dumblc back
to the hotel as my guest if he will honor
me with his company"
Not until you both promise to dine
with me tomorrow" quickly interposet
Barrios.
The jolly Briton and the BostonIan ac
cepted the myitation, and in n few mo
mentS were on their way to the hotel in {
most hilarious humor.
The landlord of the Hotel Bolivar Il
this day astonishes his American guest!
with his wonderful yarns about the roya
jaiaboree INDUCED in by Sir John Resco'
and Mr. David Dumble. 1t seems tina
the two wed with each other in painting
the town red during their stay in Guate
mala, and according to all accounts i
was done regardless of expense, and in (
manner worthy of two extraordinary